James Frederick Jones
Military
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 1489 - Jim Jones, a tail gunner of the 388th Bomb Group in position inside his B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30595, nicknamed "Gremlin Gus II"....
Assigned to 550BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. 16-Sep-43 mission to La Pallice, France in B-17 42-5904 'Gremlin Gus'. On return, crashed in Devonshire after scraping a hill top. Jones fell out of the escape hatch suffering slight injuries.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Private First Class
Aircraft
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Fort George G Meade, MD, USA | 9 August 1941 | National Guardsman |
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Born |
Baltimore, MD, USA | ||
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Based |
Knettishall | Assigned to 550BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added a "-" and a space to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 285